Meet the Women of HUES
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Nicole Carter, MPH, PhD
Founder and Executive Director
Dr. Carter is Founder and Executive Director of HUES Women's Health Advocacy Institute, advancing health equity for women of color through advocacy, inclusivity, and wellness. She launched HUES in 2022 after navigating autoimmune disease within culturally inadequate systems. Her research centers Black women's health narratives, using interviews, focus groups, community-engaged methods, and narrative and mixed-methods analysis to explore how cultural, social, and structural forces shape health beliefs, care access, symptom description, medical interactions, and intergenerational health knowledge to guide culturally responsive education, policy, and advocacy.
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LeKeisha Grant
Chair, Board of Directors
LeKeisha Grant is Innovation Manager at the Entrepreneurs’ Center in Dayton. A 2012 multiple sclerosis diagnosis and recent breast cancer survival drive her advocacy for patients navigating fragmented care. She’s served on the Ohio Chapter Board of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society since 2016 and now chairs Community Engagement for the Ohio Valley region. Recognized in Dayton’s business community, she was named to Dayton Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” (2021) and received Ohio University’s Notable Alumni Award (2019).
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Allison Williams
Vice-Chair, Board of Directors
Serves as Vice Chair on the Board of Directors for HUES Women's Health Advocacy Institute, supporting women's health equity and advocacy in the Dayton and Miami Valley region. Active in the Association of Fundraising Professionals Dayton chapter and the Dayton Equity Center. Expertise in Involvement: workforce development, community building, and regional strategic partnerships.
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Ashley Browning, MRC, CNP
Board Director
Ashley N. Browning is a self-care strategist, sexual health educator, speaker, and community advocate for holistic wellness and health equity. She is Executive Director of Fresh Start Frankfort, founder of She Selfish, and a former Women & Gender Studies and Sexuality instructor.
LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/ashleynbrowning
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Karla Knox-Gordon, MPA, CAM, CAPS, HCCP, CNP, CFEd
Board Director
Karla Knox-Gordon is a Certified Financial Educator (WealthWave) and Senior Manager of Asset Management at Greater Dayton Premier Management (Dayton, OH). A Wright State alum, she was named one of the region’s Top 25 Women to Watch.
LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/karla-knox-gordon-cfed-mpa-cnp-cam-caps-hccp-06593274
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Erika Pimentel
Board Director
Erika Pimentel focuses on care coordination and community engagement. As an experienced Care Coordinator at Choices Coordinated Care Solutions, she specializes in medical case and patient care management. Previously, she served as the Title I Parent & Family Program Coordinator for Dayton Public Schools and the Family & Community Engagement Coordinator at Learn to Earn Dayton. She is recognized for attention to detail and strengthening supports for children, families, and patients across the Dayton area.
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Ebony Martin, MBA
Board HR & Financial Liaison
Ebony Martin is a human resources professional based in the Dayton, Ohio area with an MBA. She has experience and expertise in organizational development, leadership, compliance, and sales.
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Andrea Molina, MS
Board Director and Photographer
Andrea Molina is a HUES board director contributing clinical research and education expertise to health equity efforts and moderating Minority Health Month panels. She’s also a Dayton-based headshot, branding, and portrait photographer with a background in visual communications and neuroscience research.
LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/andrea-molina-m
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Victoria Nalls
Board Director
Victoria Nalls is a Dayton community leader and a member of the Dayton Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., a national organization that enriches African American children through educational, cultural, and social programs.
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Kaitlin Schoeder
Board Marketing and PR Liaison
Kaitlin Schroeder is Deputy News Director and Digital Editor at WYSO Dayton. With 10 years in local journalism, she’s covered health, real estate, and business, and led communications at YWCA Dayton.
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Sydney Taylor, MPH, CHES
Board Parliamentarian
Sydney Taylor, MPH, CHES is a public health professional in the Ohio area with work focused on health equity, HIV prevention, and centering Black women in public health research and practice.
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sydneytaylor25
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De'Asia Thompson, LISW-S
Board Social Work Liaison
De'Asia Thompson holds a BA (Sociology) and MSW from The Ohio State University and is a doctoral student at the Institute for Clinical Social Work. She is licensed in Ohio and Tennessee and founded Rise Counseling Group, a social-justice private practice in Dayton serving Black women and women of color with anxiety, depression, and trauma.
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KaBrea Welch, MEd
Board K-12 Education Liaison
KaBrea Welch is a school principal in Trotwood, Ohio. Previously, she served as assistant principal, teacher, and house team lead in Dayton and worked as a Teacher Education Advisor for Teach For America. She holds an MEd in Educational Leadership and Administration from the University of Cincinnati.
LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/kabreawelch